Organization
Gold Production
Locations
Ontario
Market
Mining
Solutions
Pexip Interoperability
Cost-effective Return to Office with Microsoft Teams and Pexip
When COVID turned the world upside down, many organizations had to hard pivot to a remote-work strategy—and fast. A large Canadian gold mining customer was no exception. Since Microsoft Teams was included in their existing Microsoft Office license, it was easy and low-cost for everyone to use on their personal devices. They liked the platform so much that they decided to continue using it in their shared collaboration spaces once it was safe to return to their office again.
However, this solution did not translate well to the existing infrastructure in their meeting spaces, as their legacy Cisco equipment was causing migration issues. When faced with an expensive and time-consuming company-wide hardware upgrade across 55 video conferencing systems, ET Group stepped in with a better solution: interoperability.
See what we did
What we did for this client:
Pexip Infinity for quick Microsoft Teams enablement
By implementing Infinity by Pexip, a Cloud Video Interoperability solution, this client can now join or host Microsoft Teams meetings easily. Pexip Infinity is a self-hosted and virtualized multipoint conferencing platform, meaning it connects the client's existing SIP and/or H.323 endpoints to cloud-hosted Teams meetings without relying on hardware. This allows users to experience the platform as if they were in a native Microsoft Teams Room, regardless of their existing room system.
Integration with existing Cisco infrastructure
This client's meeting rooms were full of legacy Cisco gear, and they were stressed about how much the suspected necessary upgrades across 55 rooms were going to cost. However, Pexip Infinity was able to leverage their existing decade-old Cisco video conferencing system's endpoints, allowing us to avoid the expensive hardware upgrades, and even bring new life back into some rooms they had already stopped using because they were "outdated" and "unusable".
Consistent device and room experience
Pexip's intuitive interface with Microsoft Teams and available features are universal across their meeting rooms, and equal to the same experience their team members enjoy when remotely joining calls from their personal devices. Both experiences offer enhanced audio and visual capabilities, as well as content-sharing and in-call reactions.
What is the key to achieving seamless Microsoft Teams hybrid meetings?
This report from Pexip, in partnership with ET Group, helps you understand the challenges and select the right technology to interconnect in-office and remote video participants on Microsoft Teams.
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Interoperability Solutions
At ET Group, we understand that true interoperability goes beyond just connecting rooms and devices — it's about enhancing human interaction. Our unique, human-centered approach to interoperability focuses on delivering intuitive, flexible solutions that empower your team to communicate and collaborate effortlessly, regardless of the platforms or tools you prefer.
